Eric and Laura Fynaardt of Searsboro are the parents of a baby boy, Aiden James, born Wednesday, July 20, 2016. He weighed 8 pounds 1 ounce. His siblings are Alicia (5) and Matthew (3). Grandparents are Gary and JoAnn Fynaardt of Searsboro and Dale and Peggy Bergman of Grand Rapids, MI. Great-grandparent is Leland Fynaardt...
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Save the date: Two local events August 27
Organizers of the following Lynnville and Sully events think their events draw different crowds and/or people can take in parts of both events.
Smoke on the Water Aug. 27
After two successful “Smoke on the Water” fundraiser barbecue competitions, the third annual event has been set for Saturday, Aug. 27, at Lynnville Old Settlers Park.
The cookout this...
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Willis Thiessen, 81
Willis Dale Thiessen, 81, of Marion, IN, passed away July 25, 2016, in Norman, OK, where he was visiting family.
Willis was born Feb. 20, 1935, to Abraham John and Marie Goertz Thiessen in Mt. View, OK, the fourth of five children: Older siblings Walter, Verna, and Dewey, and younger sister Lanita, all now deceased. After...
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Gary Williams, 70
Gary Wayne Williams passed away peacefully at home on July 17, 2016, following a nine-month battle with cancer.
Gary was born Aug. 23, 1945, on a farm near Reasnor, to Sam and Elsie (McCumber) Williams. He graduated from Monroe High School in 1963 and served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. He earned...
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Clothing and school supply giveaway blesses hundreds
Submitted by Heart of Worship
The end of July brings many things – another summer wrapping up, the excitement of a school year approaching, and for Lynnville’s Heart of Worship Church, the third annual Pay It Forward event. After Pastor Tom Pool challenged our congregation with the motto, “Do Something,” our church family and community ran...
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Nearly $1 million in fire damage to Jasper County pipeline construction equipment
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office received two separate reports on Aug. 1 of criminal mischief to excavating equipment located in Jasper County in the 4500 block of South 12th Avenue West, Newton, and the 8800 block of Salmon Street, Reasnor. Construction began on the 1,164-mile crude oil pipeline in Jasper County last week, part of...
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The heat is on!
The dog days of summer have officially arrived. Iowa was one of several states in the midwest under excessive heat warnings as temperatures rocketed to the triple digits last week. An intense heat wave combined with elevated humidity combined to create what is known as a “heat dome” and therefore, some of the hottest and...
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